The development of the modern economy has allowed us to extract raw materials, turn them into products, and then dispose of them. The unsustainable, take-make-waste system is at the core of our linear economy.

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Our reckless culture of take-make-waste

Fossil fuels are deeply embedded in the way most of us live, and it will take a lot to end this relationship. 

Deep structural dependence on fossil fuels slows down progress

There is a growing consensus among climate activists that we need to move beyond the linear economy — and fast. The pandemic has made it clear: if what we’re looking for is a healthy future for both people and planet, we won’t find it in ‘business as usual’.

How bad design is driving the ‘take-make-waste’ economy

Accessing climate impact means understanding not just current emissions but also emissions in the past, far away, as well as further up the supply chain. A range of changes in accounting and other systems are needed on different levels for this information to become more widely available.

Overcoming Barriers for Corporate Scope 3 Action in the Supply Chai

The former COO of Timberland discusses the value of metrics and sustainability reporting, providing arguments for and against the value of sustainability reporting.

Overselling Sustainability Reporting

China’s refusal to become the west’s dumping ground is forcing the world to face up to a waste crisis

Why the world’s recycling system stopped working

The linear system of production and consumption is so dominant in our everyday reality that it can become 

 an alternative. However, we are also getting to realize that our innocent, mundane choices are making irreversible impacts on the way other species live. We simply need to change the course.

Can businesses help heal nature?

Our reckless culture of take-make-waste